China-backed power substation goes online in Belarus

Belarus' largest electricity substation contracted by Chinese State-owned enterprise North China Power Engineering Co Ltd was put into operation on Monday, which analysts said was the biggest power grid cooperation so far between China and Belarus.

The 330-kV Pastvy substation, located in the northern state of Pastvy, will deliver 110 kV of power to the states of Grodno, Vitebsk and Minsk. It will also play a significant role for Belarus' first nuclear power plant, which is due to be completed by 2020.

"The cooperation between the two countries in energy is quite promising and we hope to continue our cooperation with NCPE in other projects," said the Belarus Minister of Energy Vladimir Potupchik.